enslave
verb [T often passive] /ɪnˈsleɪv/Definition
› to control and keep someone forcefully in a bad situation, or to make a slave of someone: Women in this region were enslaved by poverty. The early settlers enslaved or killed much of the native population.Capturing or taking possession of thingsGetting, receiving and acceptingTreating people or animals badlyInsults and abuseUnkind, cruel and unfeelingViolent or aggressive › literary to control someone's actions, thoughts, emotions, or life completely: We are increasingly enslaved by technology. Guilt enslaved her.Controlling and being in charge enslavement /-mənt/ noun [U] Capturing or taking possession of thingsGetting, receiving and acceptingTreating people or animals badlyInsults and abuseUnkind, cruel and unfeelingViolent or aggressive
(Definition of enslave verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- a raw deal idiom
- at the hands of sb idiom
- batten on sb phrasal verb
- be heavy on sb idiom
- be put upon phrasal verb
- harassment noun
- have your knife into sb idiom
- hell noun
- hit sb where it hurts idiom
- ill-treat verb
- persecute verb
- persecution noun
- persecutor noun
- pick on sb phrasal verb
- prey on sb phrasal verb
- trample verb (TREAT WITHOUT RESPECT)
- treat sb like dirt idiom
- trespass on/upon sth phrasal verb
- tyrannical adjective
- tyrannize verb
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